An invective against the most wicked [and] detestable vice of swearing, newly co[m]piledAn inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled

What is this to y• purpose? what refuge can these abominable swearers have here? This commandment only serveth for grave, weighty, serious & earnest matters, & they abuse it to cloak & cover their wicked & abominable custom of swearing. Is this allowable before God? will ⟨image 65⟩⟨image 66⟩⟨p. lxiiii⟩this go for good payment? No surely, GOD will not thus be mocked.

What is this to y• purpose? what refuge can these abhominable swearers haue here? Thys commaundemēt only serueth for graue, weyghty, serious & ernest matters, & they abuse it to cloke & couer theyr wycked & abhominable custom of swearing. Is this allowable before God? wyll ⟨image 65⟩⟨image 66⟩⟨p. lxiiii⟩this go for good paymēt? No surely, GOD wyll not thus be mocked.

God will not suffer his most glorious name so wickedly to be abused. God will not abide that his worship, honour, renown, glory and magnificence should so be obscured, defaced & blotted. God is a jealous God, & he can not abide that he should be dishonoured by any means. I am y• Lord, saith he, this is my name. I will give my glory to none other. Here therefore have these swearers no refuge, but still run headlongs into everlasting damnation.

God wyll not suffer his moost glorious name so wickedly to be abused. God wyll not abyde that hys worshyp, honoure, renowme, glorye and magnificēs shuld so be obscured, defaced & blotted. God is a ielous God, & he canne not abyde that he shulde be dishonoured by ony meanes. I am y Lorde, sayth he, this is my name. I wyll gyue my glorye to none other. Here therfore haue these swearers no refuge, but styll runne hedlongs into euerlastyng damnacion.